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Certificates and transcripts

People at UAL Graduations ceremony 2023
People at UAL Graduations ceremony 2023
UAL Graduation for the Class of 2023, Royal Festival Hall, 2023, UAL | Photography: Dave Poultney

Find out how to get a certificate or transcript of your studies at UAL.

The Awards and Graduation Team produce certificates, transcripts and letters for awards at level 4 and above. Please note that we can only produce documents for students who have completed their course. If you are a current student, please contact your College office.

Your degree certificate and transcript prove that you completed your studies at UAL. They show what you’ve achieved to prospective employers and other officials.

If you're a recent graduate, document charges do not apply within the first 12 months of award date.

If you’re waiting for a response from the Awards and Graduation team, please note that it can take up to 5 working days. During June and July responses can take up to 20 working days due to the upcoming graduation ceremonies. Please do not submit multiple queries as this will delay your request.

Log in to your Gradintel account

Access your digital award certificates if you graduate after February 2023.

Digital certificates

Digital certificates for graduates from February 2023:

From February 2023, all UAL Graduates can access digital award certificates via Gradintel. You'll receive an activation email to set up your Gradintel account. If you haven't received the activation email, please contact us using our Graduate enquiry form.

Once your Gradintel account is active, you can share your digital certificates securely with any employer or education institute.

  • If you graduated before February 2023 and require a digital version of your certificate, please contact us using our Graduate enquiry form and we'll send you a scan digital copy of your degree certificate.
  • If you completed your award before 2019 you can make a digital copy by scanning your original certificate to produce a PDF document. Please note that we do not store digital copies of certificates.
  • If you graduated between 2019-2023 and require a digital version of your certificate, please contact us using our Graduate enquiry form and we'll register you with a Gradintel account.

Access your digital award certificates if you graduate after February 2023. Log in to your Gradintel account.

Replacement certificates

Your degree certificate is a legal document and only 1 copy can be in circulation at any time. If your original certificate has been lost or destroyed, please see your options below.

To request any of the following documentation please contact us using our Graduate enquiry form and we'll talk you through the process.

If you completed your degree at UAL from May 2004 onwards:

  • We can send you a duplicate degree certificate. Replacement degree certificates are charged at £40.

If you completed your degree at UAL from 1993 to 2004:

  • We can send you a proforma. Proformas are charged at £40.

In order to purchase a replacement certificate or a proforma you must complete a declaration form and take it to a legal representative to make a legal declaration that the original is lost, damaged or destroyed. No requests for replacements will be actioned until this form is completed in full.

If you completed your studies before Autumn 1992, your records are held by the Open University. They can confirm in writing, any award issued by the Council for National Academic Awards (CNAA). To request written confirmation from the OU, please contact them at  ouvp-aftercare@open.ac.uk.

More information is available at CNAA Students | Validation Partnerships.

Certified Copies of Certificates:

  • We can provide you with a certified copy of your certificate at a charge of £10 per copy.
  • Please note that you will need to provide a scanned copy of your original certificate.

Transcripts

Transcript options differ depending on when you graduated because UAL courses became credit-rated at different times.

To request any of the following documentation please contact us using our Graduate enquiry form and we'll talk you through the process.

If you completed your studies after 2018:

  • We can email you your transcript. All transcripts are stored electronically.
  • You can purchase a digital copy of your transcript, charged at £10.
  • If you require a hard copy of your transcript, we can print a copy of your transcript and apply the UAL stamp and our signature. A physical copy of your transcript is charged at £20.

If you studied with us between 2008 and 2017:

  • We can email you a digital document with your marks and the grading structure. This document is charged at £10.
  • If you require a hard copy of this document, we can print a copy and apply the UAL stamp and our signature. A physical copy of your marks and the grading structure is charged at £20.

If you studied with us before 2008:

  • We can send you a digital confirmation letter explaining that we cannot issue transcripts in this instance.
  • A digital No Transcripts Letter is charged at £10.
  • A physical copy of your No Transcripts letter (with wet signature and UAL stamp) is charged at £20.

Letters

To request any of the following documentation please contact us using our Graduate enquiry form and we'll talk you through the process.

Our standard confirmation letter confirms:

  • Your name, date of birth, and student number.
  • Your award, classification, and award date.
  • Course dates (where available).
  • The language the course was delivered in.

A digital standard confirmation letter is charged at £10.

A physical copy of your standard confirmation letter (with wet signature and UAL stamp) is charged at £20.

If you are a current student or a recent graduate who requires council tax exemption, please visit UAL Council Tax page.

We also provide a degree equivalency letter that will indicate:

  • The ECTS gained (European Credit Transfer Scheme)
  • Guided learning hours.
  • The UK qualification descriptor.
  • The title of the course and year and award achieved.

A digital equivalency letter is charged at £10.

A physical copy of your equivalency letter (with wet signature and UAL stamp) is charged at £20.

Contact us

Please note that it may take up to 5 working days for the Awards team to respond.

References

If you require verification of your study, award, grade, and dates of attendance for an employer, university, agency, embassy or local council, please direct them to the Higher Education Degree Datacheck (HEDD). We are unable to provide this information to third parties.

Foundation Diplomas

If you completed a level 3 Foundation Diploma at one of UAL’s 6 Colleges, you will need to contact the Further Education office at feoffice@arts.ac.uk.

If you completed a Foundation Course at an external institution, where UAL is the awarding body, you will need to contact the UAL Awarding Body. Please contact the UAL Awarding Body at operations.awarding@arts.ac.uk.

Short Courses

If you completed a short course at UAL, you will need to contact the Short Courses team at ualshortcourses@arts.ac.uk.

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